Articles tagged with: recycling

This weekend we played with geometrical shapes, which inspired today’s craft. As we pride ourselves for being keen upcyclers we made something out of what would normally hit the recycle bin. Recently I got really …

The amount of pencils and pens that are mounting up on my son’s desk is scary so this weekend we got into our crafty mood and made something that also helps to store some of …

Recycling and upcycling are high up on my list of priorities so when I read about the ASAP Pledge for the environment (For A World As Sustainable As Possible) organised by Baglady Productions I took my pledge immediately. …

Small boxes that are not good for storage purposes are still good for something. We think they are perfect for junk play so today I bring you a lovely house we made out of a …

With the holidays just gone the amount of stuff lying around my son’s bedroom has multiplied so we are in need of extra storage. Thankfully we have a lot of boxes that can rise …

This year the build up to Christmas was as exciting as always. So many creative ideas and work went into the lead up to one single day and when Christmas Day did come we tore …

I have recently come across The Gallery hosted on Sticky Fingers, a weekly link up of photographs that follows a different theme every week. When I saw this week’s theme, Before & After, I immediately …

Children learn through play, this is a popular topic among parents and educators. Playing hands on improves motor skills in young children, pretend play develops social skills and imagination, while arts and crafts projects make …

In preparation for Halloween we have come up with an idea to reuse an old beach bucket by turning it into a trick or treat container to collect all the sweets and gifts. To transform …

If your computer is no longer fast enough and you need to change it for a reason or another, but it still works you have the opportunity to donate it to a fabulous organisation that …

I knew all those Popsicle sticks we have been collecting would come in handy sooner or later. Yesterday we used them to make yet another pen holder to collect all those pens and crayons accumulating …

It is always rewarding to make new things by recycling objects that would be otherwise regarded as waste. It is exactly what we did this week for our Monday crafts appointment. We made the ancient …